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Rutgers Researchers Teach Lessons on Extraterrestrial Life in Local Elementary Schools

December 4, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Aliens, Astrobiology, Earth, Education, Evolution, Extraterrestrial Life, Jupiter Atmosphere, New Jersey, proteins, Rutgers University, Science Education

Each week, researchers with Rutgers ENIGMA teach astrobiology lessons to children in grades four through eight at McKinley Community School and Greater New Brunswick Charter School. Astrobiology is a relatively new interdisciplinary field that seeks to understand whether life arose elsewhere and whether we can detect it.

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Structural changes of proteins help design shape-morphing materials

November 29, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments BIOCHEMISTRY, Biomaterials, Biophysics, proteins

Two biophysicists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee have introduced a method that could turn protein hydrogels into smart materials with shape-memory capabilities. The work opens the door for a wider use of protein hydrogels in both conventional and new fields, like soft robotics.

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Better Biosensor Technology Created for Stem Cells

November 11, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Alzheimer’s disease, biomarkers, Brain, Cells, Chemical Biology, Chemistry, Diabetes, genes, Genetics, GOLD, Graphene, Heart Disease, Macular Degeneration, Nanomaterials, Nanostructures, National Institutes of Health, Neurological Disorders, Neurons, New Jersey, NJ, Osteoarthritis, Parkinson’s disease, proteins, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, South Korea, Stem Cell Therapy, Stem Cells, Stroke, Tech, Technology, Treatment, tumors

A Rutgers-led team has created better biosensor technology that may help lead to safe stem cell therapies for treating Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and other neurological disorders. The technology, which features a unique graphene and gold-based platform and high-tech imaging, monitors the fate of stem cells by detecting genetic material (RNA) involved in turning such cells into brain cells (neurons), according to a study in the journal Nano Letters.

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Red Algae Thrive Despite Ancestor’s Massive Loss of Genes

October 29, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Adaptation, Algae, China, Climate Change, Coastal, coastlines, Coral Reefs, Crops, Ecology, Ecosystem, Emulsifiers, Environment, Evolution, extreme environments, food thickeners, genes, Genetics, Genome, Habitats, Hot Springs, Japan, Korea, Kyungpook National University, Light, light-harvesting, linker proteins, Molecular Biology, near-shore, New Jersey, NJ, Nori, Ocean, Oceans, Pests, Phoenix, Photosynthesis, photosystem II, phycobilisomes, Phytoplankton, Pollution, Porphyridium, proteins, red algae, red seaweeds, Research, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Science, Seaweed, shorelines, South Korea, Sungkyunkwan University, Sushi, water

You’d think that losing 25 percent of your genes would be a big problem for survival. But not for red algae, including the seaweed used to wrap sushi. An ancestor of red algae lost about a quarter of its genes roughly one billion years ago, but the algae still became dominant in near-shore coastal areas around the world, according to Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Debashish Bhattacharya, who co-authored a study in the journal Nature Communications.

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Moderate to Heavy Drinking During Pregnancy Alters Genes in Newborns, Mothers

August 15, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Alcohol, Behavioral, Binge Drinking, Biological Clock, biomarkers, Blood, booze, Child Development, Children, Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Cortisol, Disabilities, DNA, drinking, Early Intervention, FASD, Fetal, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Fetuses, genes, Genetics, Health, heavy drinking, Immune System, Indicators, Infants, intellectual disabilities, kids, Learning, Medicine, Mothers, New Jersey, Newborns, NJ, PER2, POMC, Pregnancy, Pregnant Women, Prenatal alcohol exposure, Prevention, proteins, Research, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Science, Stress Hormones, stress-response system, Treatment, U.S. Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, Umbilical Cord, womb, Women

Mothers who drink moderate to high levels of alcohol during pregnancy may be changing their babies’ DNA, according to a Rutgers-led study.

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Scientists Discover Key Factors in How Some Algae Absorb Solar Energy

August 14, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments 3D bioimaging tools, Algae, Antenna, Atmosphere, Baylor College Of Medicine, biochemical energy production, Biofuels, Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, cars, Central South University, chemical energy, China, Chlorophyll, Climate Change, CO2, Diatoms, Energy, Environment, fossil fuel burning, natural oils, New Jersey, Ocean, Oceans, Photosynthesis, photosystem II, Planes, proteins, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Solar energy, sunlight, Trains, Trucks, Xiangya Hospital

Scientists have discovered how diatoms – a type of algae that produces 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen – absorb solar energy for photosynthesis. The Rutgers University-led discovery, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could help lead to more efficient and affordable algae-based biofuels and combat climate change from fossil fuel burning.